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#2 - Startups for sale: Good Energy Email, A Podcast Company, and, Organa
👋 Hey builders!
This is acquire weekly, the newsletter that’s all about buying businesses! Because sometimes, buying a business is easier than starting one from scratch.
Every week we write this email where we share hand-selected list of businesses on sale from your favourite M&A marketplaces so you can save time and hassle.
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🚀 Startup Spotlight
Acquire profitable startups and side-projects on sale
💰 Asking Price: $25,000
Daily newsletter to raise your vibes! Usually a 2-5 minute quick read with uplifting topics about meditation, life, and spirituality to start your day.
Type: Newsletter
✅ Key Highlights
98,364 subscribers
$1,300 MRR
25% Open Rate
ClickBank affiliate makes up around $1k-$1500 a month of income for the newsletter
Paved brings in around $240 a month on automation
🚩 Cons
Shopify has just been launched a month ago - don’t think it’s the ideal pathway for this newsletter
Click rate from newsletter is only 0.8%
Social media content needs a lot more work
🚀 Growth Opportunities
Focus on one source of income : Turn off shopify and focus on increasing sales on clickbank.
Increase open rate: While the open rate for the newsletter is healthy, there is always room for improvement. Encourage subscribers to share their thoughts and experiences on topics covered in the newsletter. This can be done through adding a comment section or asking a question that encourages subscribers to reply.
Leverage Social Media: Platforms like TikTok and IG are perfect for sharing snippets of the newsletter to increase engagement on platform and increase subscriber rate from social media.
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💰 Asking Price: $140,000
A podcast agency $140,000+ TTR with 78% Profit Margin and 0 costs of client acquisition
Type: agency
✅ Key Highlights
$140,212 in TTM Revenue
$109,365 in TTM profit
$10,407 in revenue last month
$8,117 in profit last month
🚩 Cons
Business seems to be solely around the founders status in the space. Can the agency still run without him?
🚀 Growth Opportunities
Build digital presence: create social media content and start spending on paid ads to get more eyeballs on your services
Partnerships and Referrals: Agency could explore partnerships with other marketing agencies such as email, paid social agencies who aren’t focused on podcasts.
Expansion of services: Look at opportunities to expand into related areas such as audiobook production, audio content for social media and voiceover work.
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💰 Asking Price: $300,000
Profitable eCommerce supplement brand with $171,000 in TTM revenue and $100,000 in TTM profit that offers all-natural kratom supplements in powder and capsule forms
Type: ecom
✅ Key Highlights
$171,000 in TTM revenue
$100,000 in TTM profit
$15,400 in revenue last month
$9000 in profit last month
90% returning customer rate
🚩 Cons
No previous marketing strategy outside of running email + SMS flows. Can be tricky to build without previous data.
Regulatory Issues: Kratom is a controversial supplement with a history of legal and regulatory issues.
🚀 Growth Opportunities
Increase marketing efforts: Invest in running Paid media ads + SEO. Huge opportunity since it hasn’t been touched yet.
Expand affiliate program: Work to actively recruit and manage affiliates through its existing AvantLink affiliate network. By increasing the number of affiliates and incentivising them with higher commissions, the company could drive more traffic and sales to its website.
Expand the product line: The company could explore expanding its product line to offer a wider range of natural supplements in addition to kratom. This could help the business diversify and attract new customers who may be interested in other types of supplements
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